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Description

The LaCie 5big Network 2 offers professional, reliable, central storage for instantly storing, sharing, and backing up from any PC or Mac on your network. It provides spacious storage capacity in five bays, expandable with its two USB and two eSATA ports. You can also take advantage of its two Ethernet ports to do link aggregation and get twice the performance of single Gigabit Ethernet connection. Recommended for networks of up to 300 users, the 5big Network 2 is the right solution for IT environments looking for high capacity and high transfer speed rates. Thanks to the secure RAID modes, including RAID 5 and RAID 6, the 5big Network 2 enables you to keep data access even if one disk fails. And with room for five disks, the 5big offers more capacity than four-disk solutions in almost every RAID mode. Extra spare disks are available as an option for immediate replacement.

Get extra security and increase data portability by backing up your LaCie 5big Network 2 - on your own schedule - to an external hard drive through its USB and eSATA ports using the built-in copy system. With the 5big Network 2's widget-like dynamic web interface, administration is easy, convenient and secure. Thanks to its DHCP and Apipa support, network configuration is fast and automatic. The product integrates easily with existing Windows domains using Active Directory and it allows user, groups, share and quota management.

Customer reviews

Excellent

Reviewed by
Teige.
Review Posted
24/10/2012

55

We bought this drive for our office just recently. We've set up separate backups and permissions for all users. Everything works well. The data is even accessible over the Internet, which is very convenient when working remotely. This is an excellent file server, just what we needed.

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5big Network 2

Reviewed by
Marius.
Review Posted
05/08/2012

55

I'm a power user and I need to share a lot of files for my work, so I decided to invest in a serious NAS server. This unit is perfect, it's big, it a good choice of RAID modes and it works quietly, so I can leave it running overnight and not be disturbed by the noise. The design is nice too, and the box is compact and very solid. Very pleased with it.

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Good RAID Server

Reviewed by
Andrea.
Review Posted
07/05/2012

55

We bought this server for our office. It has all the features we need, such as UPS support, and iSCSI protocol support among others. The device is supplied with the backup software for Windows and Mac. The setup wasn't too complex. The server works great.

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Great Network Backup Server

Reviewed by
Luke.
Review Posted
22/03/2012

55

We've been using this server for a year now and have had no problems so far. It's a solid backup server. It uses little power compared to the previous server we had. There's a good choice of Raid modes that are easily configurable. We've also connected 5big to UPS via USB port. All in all it's a good device with a nice feature set. I'm fully satisfied with it thus far.

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Great NAS

Reviewed by
Callee.
Review Posted
01/02/2012

55

I've been using 5big for about a year and it's definitely worth the money. This drive has many excellent qualities - great design, a good choice of RAID modes and a rich feature set. It supports UPnP and DLNA, and direct streaming of media files. I love that it can also be setup for remote access. The transfer speeds are great, and the overall built quality and performance are excellent.

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Solid RAID-array!

Reviewed by
Josephine.
Review Posted
16/12/2011

55

We've got 5big for our office as a central backup server. 5big comes with 5 hot-swappable drives. There are 7 possible RAID modes and a wealth of useful features, such as file compression for backup, professional backup software for a Mac and PC, and much more. It's been 6 months since we've installed 5big and it's been working flawlessly.

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Great network server

Reviewed by
Cooper.
Review Posted
30/11/2011

55

I've been using this server for almost a year now, and it's been working very well. 5big has excellent data transfer speeds, great storage capacity, stylish design, and an excellent set of features. The device makes almost no noise. It's compatible with both PCs and Macs, all necessary software is included. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a solid, reliable, and feature-packed network server.

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Excellent server

Reviewed by
Brendan.
Review Posted
31/10/2011

55

5big Network 2 was bought as a media server for our office. The setup was easy thanks to the user-friendly control panel. 5big has an integrated iTunes (DAAP) server for playing videos, which is very convenient. I quite like the design: the unit looks sleek and is very well built. A great reliable server overall!

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Easy network backup

Reviewed by
Quentin.
Review Posted
01/10/2011

55

We needed a reliable solution to ensure secure storage of office files. 5big Network 2 ended up on the top of our shortlist. It's as an easy-to-use and efficient device for backup and network storage. The included software allowed me to setup automatic backup in a matter of minutes. RAID setup was a breeze. The data is encrypted. The administration is very simple and does not require any special skills. This server is a very cool idea. Highly recommended.

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Solid NAS server

Reviewed by
Sierra.
Review Posted
01/09/2011

55

I've purchased this server for mirrored backup for our office. It works great. The setup was easy. It only takes a few minutes to change the RAID configuration. The web interface is well done and easy to understand. The unit is very quiet, high quality and has got plenty of useful features. In my opinion 5big has a great price-performance ratio.